{"id":806960,"date":"2020-04-30T11:14:20","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T17:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=987509"},"modified":"2020-04-30T11:14:20","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T17:14:20","slug":"jp-saxe-julia-michaels-recruit-star-studded-group-for-if-the-world-was-ending-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/jp-saxe-julia-michaels-recruit-star-studded-group-for-if-the-world-was-ending-cover\/","title":{"rendered":"JP Saxe, Julia Michaels Recruit Star-Studded Group for \u2018If the World Was Ending\u2019 Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/JuliaMichaels-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/julia-michaels\/\" id=\"auto-tag_julia-michaels\" data-tag=\"julia-michaels\">Julia Michaels<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/jp-saxe\/\" id=\"auto-tag_jp-saxe\" data-tag=\"jp-saxe\">JP Saxe<\/a>\u2019s 2019 duet \u201cIf the World Was Ending\u201d has become a timely soundtrack to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Now, the pair have re-released the track with a long list of stars performing a cover of the track.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/sam-smith\/\" id=\"auto-tag_sam-smith\" data-tag=\"sam-smith\">Sam Smith<\/a>, H.E.R., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/alessia-cara\/\" id=\"auto-tag_alessia-cara\" data-tag=\"alessia-cara\">Alessia Cara<\/a>, Niall Horan, Keith Urban and Finneas (the song\u2019s producer) are among the long list of names who sing Saxe and Michaels\u2019 duet. Each artist filmed their part on their phones from their homes while self-isolating. All proceeds benefit Doctors Without Borders, and the video ends with a special message from a participating doctor about the impact of COVID-19 on countries where many of the doctors are stationed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are so grateful for the incredible work being done by those on the frontlines during this global pandemic,\u201d Saxe and Michael said in a joint statement. \u201cAt a time when it can sometimes feel like \u2018the world is ending,\u2019 we thank all of the healthcare workers, first responders, and essential workers who are helping so many people in need. Please stay home, stay safe (and don\u2019t actually go over!)\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the World Was Ending\u201d was featured on Saxe\u2019s EP, <em>Hold It Together <\/em>and originally inspired by the earthquakes in Los Angeles last year. Saxe launched his career in 2017 with \u201cChanged.\u201d In early 2020, he teamed up with Lennon Stella for the song \u201cGolf on TV.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-contextual-player\">\n<h3> Popular on Rolling Stone <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/jp-saxe-julia-michaels-if-the-world-was-ending-cover-987509\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Rolling Stone<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Julia Michaels and JP Saxe\u2019s 2019 duet \u201cIf the World Was Ending\u201d has become a timely soundtrack to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Now, the pair have re-released the track with a long list of stars performing a cover of the track.&nbsp; Sam Smith, H.E.R., Alessia Cara, Niall Horan, Keith Urban and Finneas (the song\u2019s producer) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-806960","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-12 13:18:35","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSMT The Mountain","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=806960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806960\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=806960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=806960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=806960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}